On May 17, 1954,
the US Supreme Court rules in Brown vs. Board of Education that
segregated schools for black and white students are unconstitutional.
The ruling calls, for the integration of the school systems. Many of the
white residents of Charlotte, like those in cities across the country,
resist.

On September 4, 1957, four
courageous young people change Charlotte forever when they become the
first black students to enroll in public schools that were previously
all-white. Reactions from other students are mixed. Some simply avoid
the black classmates, while others taunt and call them names.